Hello all, After 2 long tortuous years, I have failed out of nursing school. By 2 points. On my last day. Valencia College is a very hard program but I had a 81% in the class, I passed all my tests and on thelast day the gave us 2 tests back to back and the HESI was worth around 399 points which was clearly enough to bring me down to failing. So after talking to the Dean who gave zero care, and the board of nursing, who couldn't do anything I was left with nothing. Not even a high enough GPA to apply to another nursing school in the state of FLORIDA. SOOOOO now I am so lost and don't know if anyone else has had any luck with Herzing? They said I could "test out" and skip the semester if I passed the final exam they give their students and passed a skills check off. Only downside is the cost. Before I go $40k in debt, I'd like to hear opinions and make sure there's no other options for nursing after failing a program. And I was in my last semester.
AngelKissed857, BSN, RN 436 Posts Specializes in Nephrology Home Therapies, Wound Care, Foot Care.. May 30, 2017 I keep hearing the most horrible stories about nursing school in Florida! Yours is about the 100th on these boards( seriously). Maybe go to school out of state?
caliotter3 38,333 Posts May 30, 2017 It is go to a school out of state, go into debt $40,000 for this school, or decide to go into another vocation. Give yourself a week or so to recover from the shock and you will be able to make a better decision. Good luck.
Scottishtape 561 Posts May 30, 2017 Sorry. I missed the GPA part which makes my answer no good.Im very sorry you failed. I hope you can find something! Good luck.
NICU Guy, BSN, RN 4,104 Posts Specializes in NICU. Has 8 years experience. May 30, 2017 Your school's policy is one failure and you are dismissed from the program? Most schools allow one failure in a nursing core class. The second failure results in a dismissal.
emergenceRN17, ASN, BSN, RN 818 Posts Specializes in OMFS, Dentistry. Has 5 years experience. May 30, 2017 Your school's policy is one failure and you are dismissed from the program? Most schools allow one failure in a nursing core class. The second failure results in a dismissal.Our school was dismissal from the program if you do not have a 78% or above for a final grade. No if, ands, or buts about it. We lost 3 people in total =(
AngelKissed857, BSN, RN 436 Posts Specializes in Nephrology Home Therapies, Wound Care, Foot Care.. May 30, 2017 Our school was the same, one fail in theory, or an unsatisfactory in a clinical rotation, and you're out- miss more than 2 lectures, a Sim Lab, or a skills lab in one semester, and you're out. Lost quite a few, mostly the LVN-RN bridge students.
ruby17 6 Posts Oct 31, 2017 Hi, The same happened with me at Valencia! Did not have a great experience there from the beginning. I have been applying to other nursing schools since. I am in the process of applying to schools now and I can't say it is the easiest situation having failed out. What did you end up doing?
nurseetta 27 Posts Dec 6, 2018 Hi, The same happened with me at Valencia! Did not have a great experience there from the beginning. I have been applying to other nursing schools since. I am in the process of applying to schools now and I can't say it is the easiest situation having failed out. What did you end up doing?Have you had any luck
